Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-20
SHERIDAN AND R0SSER.
WHIT 4 PROMINENT TIRGINIAN
SAYS or THE LITTER

SAYS or THE LITTER
DIR. KING THINKS THE EX.CONFED-
ERATE Is STILL SHAKING FROM
THE CHILL OF FRIGHT. SENTl'
MENT OF HIS STATE AGAINST
THE ATTACK.
[Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, l3th.l
Mr.. Frank King, Of Woodstock,
Va, has been IN the city for the
past week looking after matters
connected with some manganese
orchards which he owns. Though
from Massachusetts, he
has lived 80 long in the state that
he is now an accepted Nlrginian
the country over. He is prominent
in all the interests Of the Shenan.
doah Valley, and is President Of
the Shenandoah Agricultural So
ciety. His property is located nine
miles from Woodstock, and it is
there he has his summer residence.
He has been much interested in
the newspaper accounts Of the
trouble between Gen. Sheridan and
Gen. Rosser. To a representative
OF this paper last night at the Du.
quesne Hotel he said in reference
to this matter III regret Gen. ROs.
ser's lll-natured growl in anticlpa.
ton of Gen. Sheridan's visit to the
Shenandoah Valley the coming
summer. He is evidently as much
afraid of him now as he was during
the war, and hasn't yet stopped
shaking from the chill he then re-
ceived. | am happy to say he by
no means represents the feelings Of
our people. Gen. Sheridan and
Senator Cameron made horseback
tour through the valley last fall
and we're everywhere received with
the utmost courtesy and respect
They were serenaded by brass
bands, called out, etc, and the on
~ unpleasant feature of the whole
trip was that they we're unable to
accept all the Inequalities extend
ed them.
STILL A BAD FEELING.
II admit that there is still a small
fraction of our people who think
that having been born in Virginia
they need not be born again, and
would, if they could, build a Chi
nese wall OF prejudice around her
borders, and a barbed. wire fence
of Yituperation across her valleys ;
but a very large majority, while
still retaining a loyal pride OF birth,
rejoice in a grander pride, that they
are Americans in the fullest con-
ception Of the word, and that they
are in full communion with its
brotherhood. There is a growth
of liberal sentimentin Virginia that
strangers cannot appreciate.
"Old Virglnny' has passed into
history and a new Virginia is grow
ing up. A Virginia that builds
churches and school.houses, rail
roads aud furnaces, machines shops
and manufactures, and vies with
PENNSYLVANIA to-day in industrial
pursuits. We are building cars
for Northern railroads and ship
ping railroad supplies to all parts
Of the country.
POLITICS CHANGED.
"The development of our indus
tries has changed the political out
look in the state, and the people
are beginning to realize the benefits
of protection and asking for tariff
documents. In the last Congress
sional election we carried the state
by u, 600 majority, electing six Re-
publicans and one Independent to
three Democrats. We could have
carried the state for Blaine in 1884
If our friends had had a little more
faith. We can carry it for him in
1855. Blaine is undoubtedly the
choice of the people for the nomina-
ton but they will give loyal sup
port to whoever may be the stand
ard.bearer.
GAS president of the Shenandoah
Agricultural Society," continued
DR.. King, 81 had invited Gen. Sher'
idan 20 be present at our June meet.
ing. propose to recall the invi-
tation unless it ls Endorsed by the
unanimous vote of the Board OF
Directions. That will be done,
mark my words